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Dare to Be Different: Beyond Benchmarking
Pfeffer, JeffreyBook Chapter HBS-2555BC-EThis chapter suggests that great companies, and the most successful, are those that are able to see the inherent value in a business model that breaks the mold in their industry and have the courage to act on their insights about how to do things differently.Starting at €8.20
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Courage to Rise Above: Don't Be Afraid to Stand Out
Pfeffer, JeffreyBook Chapter HBS-2541BC-EThis chapter offers some effective strategies for advancing your career and getting into a position of power.Starting at €8.20
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Sins of Commission: Be Careful What You Pay For, You May Get It
Pfeffer, JeffreyBook Chapter HBS-2538BC-EThis chapter examines the widespread use of financial incentives and illustrates some of the problems that can arise from these reward systems.Starting at €8.20
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Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms, course overview - -instr
Villalonga, BelenTeaching Note HBS-209006-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This note provides instructors with an overview of the course, its module structure and its unifying framework. The note contains information that should only be available to instructors, and should not be distributed to students. A shorter version of the note for students is available (209-137). This for-instructors-only note is complemented by four module notes for instruc...Starting at €0.00
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Refuse to Lose: Persistence Pays
Pfeffer, JeffreyBook Chapter HBS-2606BC-EThis chapter provides examples of why determination and resilience, for either a company or an individual, should not be overlooked as important factors in producing successful business outcomes.Starting at €8.20
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Jason Calacanis: A Case Study in Creating Resources
Pfeffer, JeffreyCase SGSB-OB104-EJason Calacanis described himself as a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and podcaster - and someone who had come a long way from the time he had to talk his way into Fordham University. Later, when finances were tight, he talked the dean into getting the bursar to cut him a break. These early experiences with “being bold,” he believed, encouraged him to keep being bold - and creative. This case study explores Calacanis’ path to entrepreneur...Starting at €8.20
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Stop Picking Employees' Pockets: It Seldom Fixes Anything
Pfeffer, JeffreyBook Chapter HBS-2532BC-EWhen large companies fall into financial difficulties, they often turn first to cutting employees' wages to overcome their problems. This chapter analyzes this strategy, suggesting that in fact a disinvestment in frontline workers may not be the answer to surviving in a competitive environment.Starting at €8.20
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No More Excuses: Making Change Possible
Pfeffer, JeffreyBook Chapter HBS-2552BC-EWhen companies allow excuses to impede efforts to change, they don't merely fail to improve, they also risk losing out to those who see challenges as obstacles to be surmounted by diligent effort. This chapter encourages leaders to counteract the tendency to let excuses substitute for action.Starting at €8.20
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Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms: Overview of the Course
Villalonga, BelenCase HBS-209137-EFinanceMost companies around the world are controlled by their founding families, including more than half of all public corporations in the U.S. and Europe, and more than two thirds of these in Asia. These companies are the subject of the Financial Management of Family and Closely Held Firms course, an elective MBA course at Harvard Business School. The course introduces students to the unique finance, governance, and management issues faced by family ...Starting at €8.20
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The Value of Family and Closely Held Firms, module note- -instr
Villalonga, BelenCase HBS-209013-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This note describes the first of four modules in Financial Management of Family and Closely Held Firms, an elective MBA course at Harvard Business School. The course is centered on the notion of creating value through family control. The "value" module addresses the following questions: What are family and closely held companies? How do they differ from widely held firms? An...Starting at €8.20